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Cover page of R. Yitzchak Isaac Halevi Herzog's doctoral dissertation about techeles, "Semitic Porphyrology," which he wrote while studying at University of London in 1914. Link: tekhelet.com/pdf/Doctorate.…

Cover page of R. Yitzchak Isaac Halevi Herzog's doctoral dissertation about techeles, "Semitic Porphyrology," which he wrote while studying at University of London in 1914.

Link: tekhelet.com/pdf/Doctorate.…
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Wow! That's my dad שיחי in the sailor's hat. He went to RJJ throughout the year but went to Camp Yeshiva R' Shlomeh Kliger. Thank you Historicus Hasidicus !

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The first recorded letter from a rabbi in Europe to one in the New World was when R. Binyamin Dias-Brandon of Amsterdam responded to R. Aharon Ledesma of Suriname, printed in Emek Binyamin in 1753.

The first recorded letter from a rabbi in Europe to one in the New World was when R. Binyamin Dias-Brandon of Amsterdam responded to R. Aharon Ledesma of Suriname, printed in Emek Binyamin in 1753.
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The Schabbesdeckel (“Sabbath Lid”) was a flat, beret like cap worn by Central European Jews in the 17th–18th centuries. Made of cloth or felt with a hidden metal ring, it held a stiff shape. A blend of style and ritual, it symbolized honoring Shabbos and Jewish cultural identity.

The Schabbesdeckel (“Sabbath Lid”) was a flat, beret like cap worn by Central European Jews in the 17th–18th centuries. Made of cloth or felt with a hidden metal ring, it held a stiff shape. A blend of style and ritual, it symbolized honoring Shabbos and Jewish cultural identity.